It’s a quote you’ve probably heard a thousand times from drivers being interviewed. They always thank their sponsors, maybe the crew chief, and the guys back in the shop. Those all important ”guys back in the shop” are what separates the good teams from the bad. For all the mechanics and crew members you see at the race track [...]
Archive for the ‘In the Shop’ Category
I’d Like to Thank the Guys Back at the Shop
August 7th, 2008 
T.C. Hey Buddy, What’s with the Attitude?
June 18th, 2008 T.C. Have you ever worked with a certain person or group of people that you just couldn’t stand? And no matter how nice you were or how hard you tried, they were still just a big a-hole? This is a situation that I’ve found myself in before in racing. I’m sure it probably happens at any job, [...]
Team Meetings: The Ultimate Spin Machines
June 17th, 2008 Journo The week after a race is a time to come home, reset and refire for the next weekend. It is also a time to evaluate weekend results and performance from the weeks past. The weekly, sometimes monthly ritual of team meetings take place in the break room and on the shop floors of every NASCAR team. Often times though [...]
Chemistry with Multi-Car Teams Vital
April 30th, 2008 T.C. In the new age of NASCAR, multi-car teams rule. NASCAR mandated a few years back that one owner could only have four teams, and soon, almost every big time car owner will be there. Only Hendrick, Childress, Roush, and DEI have that many teams now, but within a year or two many others will follow. Owners with [...]
Hauler Drivers: The Unsung Heroes of Racing
April 25th, 2008 T.C. As the real grind of the racing season kicks in, I wanted to take some time to talk about the real heroes of really any kind of motorsports: the hauler drivers. We couldn’t do what we do if it wasn’t for the guys that hop behind the wheel of these 80,000lb race shops on wheels. [...]
Posted in In the Shop, The Business of NASCAR 
Tags: hauler driver, NASCAR, racecar, team, transporter, truck driver 
4 Comments »The Drivers Aren’t the Only Competitors
April 23rd, 2008 T.C. If you are a race fan, and you think the competition stops with the drivers, think again. The drivers are the face of the sport and they get paid big bucks to do what they do. But, the competition for crew guys is just as fierce as the on track action, and its not just competition [...]
Posted in In the Shop, Over The Wall Tags: competition, Crew Chief, NASCAR, pit crew, pit road No Comments »Rumor Central: Jayski’s got nothing on the Race Shops
April 15th, 2008 T.C. When it comes to NASCAR rumors I think most fans turn to Jayski and a lot of other NASCAR websites and blogs. But I’ve got to tell you, the worst place for rumors running rampant, is inside the race shop. Not to put the world famous Jayski or any other sites down, because Jayski is [...]
